Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation
Harvard faculty have voted to cap A grades at 20% in an effort to address grade inflation. This decision follows a report indicating that over 60% of undergraduate grades were A's last year. The new policy aims to strengthen academic integrity and provide meaningful feedback to students.
- ▪The Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to limit A grades to at most 20% of final undergraduate course enrollments.
- ▪Grades of A- or below will not be subject to this new limit.
- ▪The faculty also approved using average percentile rank instead of GPA for awards and prizes.
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Media Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation New policy comes after report showed more than 60% of undergraduate grades were A's last year By Lindsay Kornick Fox News Published May 21, 2026 9:29am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Harvard faculty votes to cap number of A's Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A-grades awarded to undergraduate students to combat grade inflation. The dean of Undergraduate Education believes this will strengthen academic culture, but the student association expresses disappointment.
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